41.   To avoid the punishment, his office had sent warning letters to the four television stations with copies to the Ministry of Finance, he said.

42.   Two other Supreme Court justices under scrutiny in the same investigation avoided punishment.

43.   Women often flee their hometowns to avoid punishment, including forced abortion, for having a second child or getting pregnant without permission from the government.

44.   The paper, quoting unnamed sources, said investigators were trying to find out if Zou came here to avoid punishment.

45.   Many became indebted to the bar and were forced to strip to avoid further punishment, recalled Karen, who has since left Japan.